HTML Sectioning Elements Article Element
Example
The <article> element contains self-contained content like articles, blog posts, user comments or an interactive widget that could be distributed outside the context of the page, for example by RSS.
- When article elements are nested, the contents of the inner article node should be related to the outer article element.
A blog (section) with multiple posts (article), and comments (article) might look something like this.
<section>
<!-- Each individual blog post is an <article> -->
<article>
<header>
<h1>Blog Post</h1>
<time datetime="2016-03-13">13th March 2016</time>
</header>
<p>The article element represents a self contained article or document.</p>
<p>The section element represents a grouping of content.</p>
<section>
<h2>Comments <small>relating to "Blog Post"</small></h2>
<!-- Related comment is also a self-contained article -->
<article id="user-comment-1">
<p>Excellent!</p>
<footer><p>...</p><time>...</time></footer>
</article>
</section>
</article>
<!-- ./repeat: <article> -->
</section>
<!-- Content unrelated to the blog or posts should be outside the section. -->
<footer>
<p>This content should be unrelated to the blog.</p>
</footer>
Avoid unnecessary usage
When the main content of the page (excluding headers, footers, navigation bars, etc.) is simply one group of elements. You can omit the <article> in favour of the <main> element.
<article>
<p>This doesn't make sense, this article has no real `context`.</p>
</article>
Instead, replace the article with a <main> element to indicate this is the main content for this page.
<main>
<p>I'm the main content, I don't need to belong to an article.</p>
</main>
If you use another element, ensure you specify the <main> ARIA role for correct interpretation and rendering across multiple devices and non HTML5 browsers.
<section role="main">
<p>This section is the main content of this page.</p>
</section>
Notes:
<main>element descendants are not allowed within a<article>
Click here to read the official HTML5 Specification for the <article> element
